Mental Health Clinician - Incentives Offered

🌟 Mental Health Clinician - Empower Recovery, Transform Lives and Make a Meaningful Difference Across Your Community!

Remuneration: $79,419 - $122,465 Per Annum + 12% Super + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until December 2027
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 1/2, Dietitian Level 1/2, Occupational Therapist Level 1/2, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, Social Worker Level 1/2 
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Narrabri CHS
Requisition ID: REQ698070
Applications Close: Monday 26th October 2026

 

About the Role: 🌟 Mental Health Clinician

As a Mental Health Clinician, you’ll play a meaningful role in supporting adults experiencing major mental illness, helping them navigate their recovery journey, strengthen their wellbeing and achieve goals that matter to them. Working within the Adult Community Mental Health Team, you’ll manage a clinical caseload and deliver high-quality, person-centred care coordination tailored to each individual’s needs, strengths and aspirations.
🤝 Collaborate with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, drawing on evidence-based practice to coordinate care, connect consumers with appropriate community supports and empower them to achieve meaningful outcomes throughout their recovery journey.
🌿 Join a supportive professional environment where your growth and development matter. You’ll receive guidance from the Northwest Community Mental Health Team Manager, Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Lead, alongside local Health Service Managers at the Narrabri site. With mandated discipline-specific supervision and access to clinical expertise, education and professional development opportunities across the wider Hunter New England Local Health District Mental Health Service network, you’ll be supported to expand your skills and build your clinical expertise.
 

Where You’ll Be Working:

🌿 Join the New England North West (NENW) Mental Health Service at our Narrabri site, where your clinical expertise and passion for mental health care will make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across the Northwest region.

🤝 Become part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary team of medical and allied health professionals delivering acute mental health care, comprehensive assessments and evidence-based treatment. You’ll work within a contemporary and innovative service that values collaboration, clinical excellence and continuous improvement.

⭐ Supported by a strong multidisciplinary leadership team and robust clinical governance framework, you’ll contribute to consistent, high-quality care guided by our commitment to Every Patient, Every Time. Join a service passionate about driving innovation and shaping the future of ambulatory mental health care across the region.
 

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What we can offer you:

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $5,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*
Supportive and collaborative team environment

Ongoing professional development opportunities across the administrative network

Career progression opportunities within NSW Health

Annual leave and paid parental leave for eligible employees

Salary packaging options to increase take-home pay

Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support wellbeing
 

Essential Requirements:

• Must hold a qualification in one of the following: Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Health Science Mental Health, Djirruwang Program), Nutrition, and Dietetics which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association / provisional or general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW and interstate and the willingness to travel in the course of employment.

If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply:

🌟 A genuine passion for supporting people experiencing mental illness, with a commitment to compassionate, person-centred care that empowers recovery and wellbeing.

🤝 The ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to coordinated care and positive outcomes for consumers.

💚 Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to develop collaborative care plans, monitor mental health and support consumers throughout their recovery journey.

Bring your dedication, professionalism, and heart for healthcare to our team - we can’t wait to hear from you!

Additional information:

• * Based on a minimum 18-month commitment to the position or the agreed duration of your contract. All payments to part-time and contract employees will be made on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the terms of your contract, including any approved extensions. If your contract ends before the agreed completion date, you may be required to repay a portion of the incentive. To check your eligibility, visit the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information or to discuss your circumstances, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au.

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
• Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
• At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace.  Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact HNELHD-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au  for confidential support.  
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.  

Need more information? 

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For role related queries or questions contact Anna Richards on anna.richards@health.nsw.gov.au

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